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.-. ~ r F energy fuels corporation box g .steamboat springs, coloredo 80477. (3031 879-7 E100 May 29, 1981 Miss Sandy Emrich Mined Land Reclamation 423 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Dear Miss Emrich: RECEIVE ~~ Sri o MI1diU V.ND R[UA COLO. DEF I. Of teal The inspection reports dated h'fay 12, 1981, and May 21, 1981, request "An updated time schedule Yor backfilling all areas mined but not reclaimed by May 31, 1981." Our operating plan Yor this obligation was established in the late summer of 1980. At that time, Energy Fuels and the Colorado Mined LanlReclamation Division agreed that Energy Fuels Corporation would commit a minimum of 500 equipment hours per month to the reclamation of these areas. Since that agreement, we have submitted a monthly written report, acommpanied by photographs of the areas, recording the progress and equipment hours expended. Over the past seven months, the equipment hours reported to Mr. David Shelton were: Dozers 5280.5 hours Scrapers 3560.0 Hours Blades 356.5 hours 9197,0 hours To date, this program has resulted in an average of 1314 equipment hours per month for filling, rough grading, and topsoiling 'in Area 1. These equipment hours do~not include the final grading and seeding of the area and are 263 greater than the minimum hours of the agreement. The results of this program have been commented "- by your representatives on more than one occasion during inspections and mine tours. ~l Energy Fuels is willing to continue under the agreement described above to backfill the following mined areas: Area 1, Area 2, and Area 26. As You are aware, continued mining is planned for Areas 9, 10, and the portion of Area 2 south of the shop designated as an entry to the Foiclel underground mine. 'therefore, the 500 hour per month schedule does not apply to these areas. With respect to Areas 9 and 10, continued mining is under discussion between Energy Fuels Corporation and Mined Land Reclamation Division. however, no final decision has been reached concerning revision of the mine plan. Since substantial coal reserves remain unmined in these areas, no backfilling can occur until the mine plan is revised.